How to Write 鸟 (diao / diǎo) in Chinese — variant of 屌[diǎo]

鸟

diǎo

bird

HSK 2鸟鸟

1Stroke Order Animation

0 strokes

2Readings & Meanings

diǎovariant of 屌[diǎo]; penis
niǎobird; 只[zhī], 群[qún]; (dialect) to pay attention to

3Structure

鸟

Single-component character独体字

鸟 is built from 1 part — it is written as one block.

鸟

4Common Words with 鸟

小鸟xiǎo niǎo

little bird; small bird

鸟niǎo

bird

飞鸟fēi niǎo

flying bird; bird

鸟语niǎo yǔ

bird song; (polite) foreign language

鸟巢niǎo cháo

bird's nest; (fig.) the Olympic stadium in Beijing

鸟人niǎo rén

(derog.) scoundrel; jerk

5Example Sentences

树上有一只鸟。

shù shàng yǒu yī zhī niǎo。

There is a bird in the tree.

他喜欢听鸟鸣。

tā xǐ huān tīng niǎo míng。

He likes listening to birds singing.

Other Characters Pronounced “diao” / “niao”

掉

diàoHSK 2

to fall; to drop (in 掉下)

调

diàoHSK 3

to move; to transfer (in 调职)

to suspend

surname Diao

to hold with one's mouth (as a smoker with a cigarette or a dog with a bone)

withered

Pomponia maculatiocollis

琱

diāo

to engrave gems

6Printable Worksheet

chinese-handwriting.com

鸟

diǎo

bird

Common Words

xiǎo niǎo

小鸟

little bird; small bird

niǎo

鸟

bird

fēi niǎo

飞鸟

flying bird; bird

niǎo yǔ

鸟语

bird song; (polite) foreign language

niǎo cháo

鸟巢

bird's nest; (fig.) the Olympic stadium in Beijing

niǎo rén

鸟人

(derog.) scoundrel; jerk

Tracing Practice

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